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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simon Burnton at the Kia Oval

England ‘frustrated’ to be held up by bad light, says Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad was fortunate to pick up the wicket of South Africa captain Dean Elgar.
Stuart Broad was fortunate to pick up the wicket of South Africa captain Dean Elgar. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Stuart Broad described the England dressing room as “disappointed and frustrated” after bad light halted the final Test against South Africa with the home side 33 runs from victory. England had all 10 second-innings wickets in hand and the batters were seeing the ball well enough to have hit five boundaries in the final three overs played, including one off the last ball of the day.

Set a target of 130 to win the Test and the series, Alex Lees and Zak Crawley led the home side to 97 before the umpires took the players off for bad light amid a chorus of boos from the crowd.

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